Pittsburgh Business Insights

In our 20th episode of Pittsburgh Business Insights, we sit down with guest Kevin Trout, experienced business owner and current Vistage Worldwide, Inc. CEO Peer Advisory Board Chair.

The can't-miss milestone episode explores sales strategy, discusses the unique system of accountability provided by Vistage, and dives into the good reads that have served Kevin's career. 

Is your workplace best designed to help your employees succeed? Adam Murphy, Founder and President of Sourceree, took his "new normal" as an opportunity to ask himself the same question.

This week on Pittsburgh Business Insights, join Adam to discuss unforeseen cybersecurity risks for businesses, the necessity of a healthy company culture, and when it’s time to break your workplace status quo.

Strategizing in order to power your business through the pandemic is, by now, par for the course. But when a company reports a record first quarter in 2021, they may have found something  special.

Fred Marroni, President and CEO of Indigo Biosciences, a State College-based company offering products and services focused around nuclear receptors, talks about the practices that have fueled his growth throughout the past year.

How do I pinpoint a number that represents the value of my business? Is it too early to begin planning for a transition? Do I have the capital to begin planning? Can I maintain an active role in my company following my transition?

Laurie Barkman, Business Transition Advisor and CEO & Founder of strategic advisory firm SmallDotBig, has made it her career’s mission to answer these questions and more for small to mid-size business owners. 

Laurie visits Pittsburgh Business Insights to discuss her expertise as an exit planner and Certified Value Builder, the distinction between professional and personal readiness to sell, and her own podcast series’ recent milestone.

From unconventional beginnings in his grandmother's typewriter repair shop in the basement of a bar to unlikely growth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, J.D. Ewing has helmed family-owned office furniture distributor COE Distributing for over 30 years. His key to success? Prioritizing his people. 

Hear our 16th episode with guest J.D. Ewing, CEO and Founding Member of COE Distributing. 

In our 15th episode, join Lloyd Wolf, longtime Pittsburgh business owner and professional EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) implementer, to discuss the extensive benefits of implementing EOS, the importance of peer groups for professional accountability, and his own unique personal journey from engineering to consulting to EOS.

This week, we are joined by Adam Whitaker, SBA Business Development Officer at First National Bank. Adam covers the bases on SBA lending, including the common misconceptions regarding eligibility for loans and the advantages and enjoyment of banking with a personal touch.

In our 13th episode of Pittsburgh Business Insights, guest Taylor Abbett, President of Tailored Marketing, Inc., talks in-house vs. out-of-house brand management, taking advantage of social media, and the challenges and benefits of marketing as a mid-size firm. 

In this episode, we sit down with our own colleague, partner and Estates & Trusts chair Charles Hadad of The Lynch Law Group, for a deep dive into business succession planning. 

On this week's episode of Pittsburgh Business Insights, we sit down with Mary Simon, a senior executive coach who uses her expertise in neuroscience to advise clients in negotiations and business transactions.